A 2008 ordinance requires all driveways in the city of Wausau, such as this one on Wausau's east side, to be paved by Sept. 30, 2014.

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Carolyn Tiry
Daily Herald Media

The city of Wausau will hold a public hearing allowing residents to air their grievances about a 2008 ordinance that requires all gravel driveways to be paved by fall of next year.

The city Plan Commission also recommended Tuesday that the city delay the rule for five years after elected officials got an earful from residents upset about the requirement.

The city notified residents for the first time in an April newsletter that an ordinance the Wausau City Council passed in 2008 requires the paving to be completed by Sept. 30, 2014. The work, which is intended to reduce the amount of gravel ...